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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1921
Page
21
Patchwork of notes including police arrest warnings for Sunday bread selling, debates on waltz opposition and presidential appointments, odd bits about May descendants in Boston, poisoning rumors, and stray city rumors from New York to Chicago with light quips about sun sneezes and opium in sausage.
A lively vignette on spring joy and boyhood activities from school days. It highlights youths racing from indoors to outdoors, marbles, kites, tops, and local playground games as spring lifts spirits and school ends hint at freedom.
A 24 year old woman with a mild spinal curvature can marry and bear children safely if the curvature causes little pelvic deformity. A competent obstetrician, with experience in pelvic measurements, can advise on normal childbirth prospects and risks, including curvature from rickets and its impact on delivery.
A column notes the decline of hip pockets in 1922 trousers as the New York Custom Cutters' association calls them obsolete. It recalls old uses for the pocket from firearms to flasks, contrasts with drought and changing fashion, and mentions Paris’s new pocket device for loose change and keys.
A call for women’s representation on federal paper money argues that if women are to be equal in government, prominent female figures should appear alongside the long history of men like Washington on America’s banknotes.
A letter advises rest, ventilation, proper digestion, fresh air, and a warm bath to aid insomnia. It notes hot foot baths or milk may help, but stresses consulting a qualified physician for potential thyroid issues and possible surgical treatment if indicated.
A reader lambasts The Star and Seattle society for neglecting destitute women and girls. She denounces YWCA, housing shortages, and male indifference, and laments dangerous streets, limited shelters, and the public obsession with eye color amid missing girls. She calls for genuine help and compassion from all.
A Seattle man from Gately’s Clothing Store at 4246 Juneau St credits Taniac with restoring his health after months of illness. He details relief from bloating, gas, fatigue, dizziness, and regained appetite, strength, and weight, praising colleagues who saw his recovery.
Boston society women move from silk to cotton fabrics and adopt longer skirts. The reason remains unclear whether longer skirts conceal cheaper stockings or vice versa.
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